Valentines Day has a certain meaning to all of us. Either we celebrate it with our significant other, confess to our crush, are depressed because we are single or we don't give much attention to it.
Reisi Munakata, the Blue King, is one of those who likes the idea of spending Valentines Day with someone special or to participate on a family gathering. He enjoys the loving presence of his older brother, his sister-in-law and his nephew and his niece as well as his parents. Unfortunately his duty as the leader of the Blue Clan keeps him busy so this year he will probably not be able to enjoy this special day.
Furthermore he has to guard the Dresden Slate, keeping it under control. It's only 30 minutes until his shift ends and he can already feel his stress level increasing. The worries about the condition of his Sword of Damocles leaves him restless some nights.
Suddenly a knocking pulled Reisi out of his thoughts. "Come in." he replied with a steady voice, trying to hide his exhaustion. He wasn't able to hide his surprise as the new Colourless King herself went in. He almost forgot that she has returned some months ago. "Evening, Munakata-san." she greeted him with her charming voice. Or was it provocative? Reisi cannot help but feel a little playfully around her. He put a soft smile on his lips. "Greetings Isabelle."
Isabelle Liebert, a former red clanman, has become the new Colourless King one year ago. She disappeared for this whole year to study her new abilities. Differently than any other King the Colourless Kings develop individual abilities when the power of a King is ed to them. But no matter what this ability is, the Colourless King is always the weakest among the Kings, in the other hand they always have a major impact on the power balance of the remaining Kings.
Isabelle's ability is no exception. She herself describes it as a kind of symbiote. She has a weak symbiotic connection with Reisi in order to keep his Sword of Damocles as stable as possible without his condition damaging her own currently. She has an ability that could be quite dangerous if it's used for the wrong purposes so Reisi is relieved that she decided to not interfere the conflict with JUNGLE.
To keep their connection stable Isabelle is always nearby. Somehow Reisi finds her presence refreshing. She once again pulled him out of this thoughts by raising her voice. "It's about time." she said with a smile. Since she's become a King she has grown much more mature, Reisi has some troubles reading her from time to time but it's something that keeps him interested. Sometimes he feels like she's a puzzle with too many pieces for him to fully understand but he still wants to solve it. He gently pushes his glasses up his nose before answering. He usually does this to have some more time thinking before answering. "Indeed." he replied shortly as he glanced at a nearby clock. Only 5 minutes left. He's a little surprised that he was distracted from his work for so long. He's usually not much of a daydreamer, it seems he could really use her help guarding the Slate tonight.
"So may I steal those minutes from you?" Isabelle replied cheekily. She didn't need to use her ability to sense he was stressed, so she decided to distract him a little. "I thought Germans are known for their punctuality." Reisi replied with a provocative smile. She just chuckled: "Touché."
Reisi really enjoys their conversations. They are either playfully, refreshing or pretty deep and honest. Although they had a complicated start, she's become dear to him already. He can share his thoughts and worries with her without being judged.
Isabelle now went closer to his desk and ignited her aura. "Well then count it as a kidnapping attempt!" she chuckled playfully and let her aura fade again before his clansmen get alarmed. Reisi was finishing his work and cleaned his desk before he got up. "There's no need to kidnap me. I haven't forgotten about our agreement." He replied with a soft smile getting ready to leave. He can't deny that her companion helps him to not neglect his need of interacting with other people except his clansmen at work.
Isabelle seems unsatisfied with his reply. "Hey please take me seriously. We're not gonna visit the Mihashira Tower in the first place!" She chuckled. Reisi was a little confused but couldn't help but giving in to his curiosity. He agreed to follow her. Isabelle got quite familiar with his territory already. When she used to be a red clansman she usually stayed away from the Blue Clan's territory.
After a little while she brought him to a French restaurant that also sells a lot of sweet dishes such as crêps, which are thin French pancakes that are mostly topped with chocolate and fresh fruits. As a rather traditional Japanese man Reisi rarely got in touch with European food or some of their cultures. Isabelle in the other hand was born and raised in and she enjoyes European desserts. "Here we are!" She smiles enthusiasticly. Reisi didn't seem quite convinced but he wanted to do her a favor by getting out of his comfort zone. He put a mischievous smile on his lips: "May I count it as a date?"
He definitely caught her off guard. In this restaurant are mostly couples so she can get where this idea came from, but she usually had no such intentions, she just wanted to distract him a little. Still she can feel her cheeks turn red. "W-well uh..." she tried to build a proper sentence but she cannot think of one that doesn't sound like a cheap excuse. The fact that she also had a little gift for him didn't really put her in a better light either. Reisi just chuckles. "I feel flattered. To be honest it's been quite a while since I spend Valentines Day with someone special." He explained calmly with a charming smile.
Although she wants to, Isabelle can't deny that this just touched her in a certain way. She sighs in acceptance, she lost this time. "Well..." she started trying to catch her cool again: "Thank you for the compliment. Yea maybe this is a date ... I... also have got something for you." She itted in a shy and quiet tone. Reisi's smile just went brighter than before. It's rare to see him smiling honestly and brightly. It seems he wanted to carry on teasing her but he decided not to ruin this moment. Isabelle hands him a fancy little present. "In my culture we make little presents for those who are dear to us. Men usually use flowers as a present and women make chocolate." She explains.
Reisi looks intrigued at the little present, he seems like a little boy who's just received a new toy. It was truly a gorgeous scene. "So you made some chocolate for me, you made it yourself, did I understand it right?" He asked with a barely noticeable amazed tone in his voice. Isabelle gets even more flustered: "W-Well you see-- of course most women just buy chocolate but I didn't know if you are like... lactose-intolerant or if you live vegetarian you know so, um ... I preferred doing it myself, haha! It's without milk or butter so its--" Isabelle said pretty fast since she didn't want to say something wrong or to push boundaries. But Reisi stopped her there. "Thank you, Isabelle." He said honestly in a tender voice. She blushes all red feeling somehow embarrassed.
She just nods and stays silently until the waiter came to take their order.
During their meal Reisi acknowledged the wonderful flavor of the crêps. He also told her that he can't wait to taste the chocolate she made for him. But Isabelle still felt like she completely embarrassed herself and answered shortly. After finishing their meal Reisi visited the bathroom to wash his hands. Isabelle just sighed in a short relief and paid for them. She was wondering how it escalated so fast and how she's supposed to spend the night with him guarding the Slate. Or if she made him uncomfortable, maybe even uncomfortable enough that he doesn't even want her near this night. She also wonders why he takes extraordinarily long. Was it a bad sign? She decided to wait 10 more minutes for him so she would leave after 15 minutes. She can tell that she had better dates before. After 5 more minutes Reisi returned with a slight smile on his face. Isabelle wasn't really sure whether this us a good or a bad sign. She couldn't even hide her insecurity either.
Reisi noticed her change in behavior. As they left the restaurant he gently raised his voice: "Thank you for the invitation, I may be the one inviting you here next time."
"Next time?" She asked carefully. Reisi gently pushes his glasses up and starts thinking about his next words. "I enjoyed our date, although it wasn't your original intention to invite me on a date, am I right?" He replied and waited for her reaction. She just nods and stays silent. "I would love to get to know you better. On a private basis of course." He carried on.
Isabelle suddenly stopped walking. Reisi was surprised by her reaction but he also finds her expression of confusion and disbelief quite amusing. "Wait for real? I mean..." Isabelle stuttered.
Reisi chuckled and walked closer to her. He carefully pulled a blue rose out of his sleeve offering it to her. It almost looked like a magic trick since he used a bit of his aura to the effect. Isabelle was absolutely amazed but also touched by this gesture. "I'm sorry, this may be not the best last minute present. Do you still accept it? Do you want to be my Valentine?" Reisi asked a little less self-confident as he usually appears. It also seems a little as if he looked at her with puppy-eyes. It was a heartwarming look. Isabelle gently took the rose as if it was made of glass. "Yes, I'd... love to", she replied silently, still with a mix of disbelief but also honest attraction towards him.
Reisi smiles at her in an honest and tender way. He gently layed his arms around her and pulled her into a tight but also comforting hug. Isabelle leaned in almost immediately and carefully wrapped her arms around him. She hid her face at his shoulder and enjoys this romantic moment with him.
Happy Valentines Day :blue_heart: 🖤
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